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Activity tips:
• Find 15 minutes twice a day and walk at a decent pace through your home with your dog.
• Play hide and seek. Hide some kibble or favorite toys around your home and let your dog find them. • If you have stairs and your dog is mobile, go up and down the stairs with them twice a day for about five to 10 minutes.
• If you have a terrace or backyard, get some fresh air while you power walk around the area. Add in some intervals of jogging, sprinting, or lunges to spice it up.
Keep an eye out for signs of stiff joints:
• A change in the way your dog walks or runs, diffe- rent posture or slowing down on their daily walk.
• Reluctance to jump up or down onto the sofa (or somewhere they’re allowed to jump).
• Slow or struggling to get up after rest.
• Avoiding or nervous on slippery surfaces such as laminate floors.
• Licking at their joints.